Cameron Handicap prize money
The Cameron Handicap is worth AU$250,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 489th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 151st richest in Australia.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Cameron Handicap is
Group 3 · 1,500 metres · Turf · Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Racecourse
- Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,500 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Open handicap
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1977
We hold the total fund for the Cameron Handicap and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Every Cameron Handicap winner
49 runnings, 1977 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Headley Grange | ||
| 2024 | Here To Shock | ||
| 2023 | Democracy Manifest | ||
| 2022 | Wild Chap | ||
| 2021 | Ashman | ||
| 2020 | Rock | ||
| 2019 | Rock | ||
| 2018 | New Tipperary | ||
| 2017 | Got Unders | ||
| 2016 | Chetwood | ||
| 2015 | Forget | ||
| 2014 | Hooked | ||
| 2013 | Toydini | ||
| 2012 | Rolling Pin | ||
| 2011 | Raspberries | ||
| 2010 | Kenny's World | ||
| 2009 | Absolutelyfabulous | ||
| 2008 | Raheeb | ||
| 2007 | race not held | ||
| 2006 | Court's In Session | ||
| 2005 | Collate | ||
| 2004 | Osca Warrior | ||
| 2003 | Archave | ||
| 2002 | Excellerator | ||
| 2001 | Kingsgate | ||
| 2000 | Mulan Princess | ||
| 1999 | Anthems | ||
| 1998 | Adam | ||
| 1997 | Crows Before Dawn | ||
| 1996 | Cohort | ||
| 1995 | Yarradorf | ||
| 1994 | Social Rule | ||
| 1993 | Flitter | ||
| 1992 | Brihuego | ||
| 1991 | Quick Score | ||
| 1990 | Cheval Cavalier | ||
| 1989 | Don't Play | ||
| 1988 | Windsor's Pal | ||
| 1987 | Full Page | ||
| 1986 | Sound Of Bells | ||
| 1985 | Regal Value | ||
| 1984 | Almerzo | ||
| 1983 | Tandrio | ||
| 1982 | Manuan | ||
| 1981 | Paradise Plumes | ||
| 1980 | Captain Cadet | ||
| 1979 | Romantic Dream | ||
| 1978 | Manawapoi | ||
| 1977 | Luskin Star |
0 of the 49 runnings name the rider, 0 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Cameron Handicap more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | 2 | 2019, 2020 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Cameron Handicap in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479 | Grosser Preis von BerlinHoppegarten Racecourse | Germany | AU$250,385 | €155,000 |
| 480 | Preis des WinterfavoritenKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | AU$250,385 | €155,000 |
| 481 | Adrian Knox StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 482 | Angst StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 483 | Aspiration QualityRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 484 | Birthday Card StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 485 | Blue Diamond Preview (C&G)Caulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 486 | Blue Diamond Preview FilliesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 487 | Blue Sapphire StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 488 | Breeders' PlateRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 490 | Canonbury StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 491 | Carbine Club StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 492 | Colin Stephen Quality HandicapRosehill Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 493 | Dark Jewel ClassicScone Racecourse, Scone, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 494 | Doncaster PreludeRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 495 | Epona StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 496 | Eskimo Prince StakesRandwick, Rosehill, Warwick Farm Racecourse, Canterbury Park Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 497 | Euclase StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 498 | Festival StakesRosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 499 | Frank Packer PlateRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Cameron Handicap in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Australia
291 races, 151st of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Diamond Preview (C&G) | Caulfield Racecourse | Listed | AU$250,000 |
| Blue Diamond Preview Fillies | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Blue Sapphire Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Breeders' Plate | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Canonbury Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Carbine Club Stakes | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Colin Stephen Quality Handicap | Rosehill Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Dark Jewel Classic | Scone Racecourse, Scone, New South Wales, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Cameron Handicap prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Cameron Handicap rank among the richest races in the world?
489th of 997. 488 races pay more, the nearest of them Grosser Preis von Berlin. In Australia it is 151st of 291.
Which horse has won the Cameron Handicap most often?
Rock, 2 times, in 2019, 2020.
When was the Cameron Handicap first run?
1977. This page holds 49 runnings, from 1977 to 2025.
How far is the Cameron Handicap?
1,500 metres, on turf, at Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money